All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 59
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ArticleNew Sun World licences for US trio
Sun World has issued stonefruit licences to three California grower-packers who will soon be able to grow and market new peach, plum, nectarine and apricot varieties developed by Sun World International.
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ArticleFull house for FPC dinner
The UK fresh produce industry celebrated its strong trading relationship with Morocco at the 65th Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) Annual Dinner on Saturday.
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ArticleTiger pears roar in at Morrisons
Morrisons is retailing a limited edition Tiger pear this week for just six days.
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Agrovista hosts Essex technical day
Agrovista UK is holding a winter technical seminar on tree fruit crops on Thursday.
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Fenmarc invests in AD
Fenmarc Produce Ltd is well on the way to running all its factories on green energy produced from anaerobicdigestion (AD).
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ArticleNZ apples forecast return to form
The New Zealand apple crop will return to form this season with one of the largest crops ever and record productivity.
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Fyffes makes German acquisition
Irish produce multi-national Fyffes has announced it has acquired a 33.3 per cent stake in German fresh produce distributor Fruchtimport vanWylick.
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Fresh produce markets honoured by FARMA
The National Farmers’ Retail & Markets Association (FARMA) has announced the winners of its 2011 National Farm Retail Awards in Bournemouth.
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Bradford wins best market gong
Bradford St James Market has been named the best wholesale market in the UK.
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California almonds target UK women
California Almonds is launching a new campaign in the UK to position almonds as a healthy and convenient snack for busy women.
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ArticleFresh produce suffers in Egyptian unrest
Political unrest in Egypt is disrupting supplies of fresh produce from the north African country to the UK.
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ArticleStrawberry supplies take a hit
Strawberry supplies were running tight in the UK this week as availability from Egypt ground to a halt and importers were left waiting for a late start to the Spanish season.
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Apple investment at Del Curto
Chilean exporter David Del Curto (DDC) has invested some $5.3 million in a new, dedicated apple packhouse in Curicó, due to open on 15 February.
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ArticleSpelman to tackle growers' questions
The National Farmers’ Union conference scheduled for 14-15 February at the Birmingham Metropole will examine Farming at the Heart of the Economy and welcome Defra secretary of state for agriculture Caroline Spelman as a main speaker.
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Argentina's citrus recovers
Argentina’s citrus output is forecast to increase this year as the lemon crop in Tucumán recovers from a severe drought and late frosts in 2009 that affected the 2010 crop.
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ArticleNewmafruit role for ex-Dole Fresh man
Newmafruit International and Newmafruit Farms have appointed Tony Frankham as commercial director.
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Eight-a-day is the new five
Consumers are being urged to step up fresh produce consumption to eight portions a day following Oxford University led research.
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ArticleEnglish cues debut in Broadstairs
Thanet Earth has produced what it claims to be the first English cucumbers of the season.
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ArticlePineapple demand wanes
Pineapple prices on some wholesale markets this week plummeted as a surplus of product and poor demand took its toll.
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ArticleMarket eager for UK cues
The first UK cucumbers should come on stream in early February, according to Lea Valley grower Paz Milazzo of UK Salads.